The United States and Britain says the war in Afghanistan is far from over even after the announced death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Even after the announced death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the United States will not change its “strategy” in Afghanistan, both the United States and Britain said.

 “I don't think the war (in Afghanistan) is over. I don't think the loss of bin Laden will cause us to change our strategy,” Major General John Campbell, the commander of US-led NATO forces in eastern Afghanistan, said on Tuesday.

Campbell’s remarks came less than two months before the timeline Washington had announced for the “limited” drawdown of its troops nearly a decade after the occupation of Afghanistan.
The General also expected that bin Laden’s death could trigger more attacks on US occupation soldiers in Afghanistan.

For its part, Britain ruled out a soon withdrawal from the Asian country, with the commander of British occupation troops was saying that the West will not abandon the Asian country even after a final deadline for the handover of security to Afghan troops in 2014.

“December 2014 is not a campaign end date but a waypoint,” General James Bucknall said.
"Until we have made it clear that the international community is not going to abandon Afghanistan in the near term the insurgents will think that they can wait out the campaign," Bucknall said.